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8. MAIL TRIIUNt, MedforJ. Or. Sewing Lessons Earn Reward For Young Medford Student Because she learned to sew, 13-year-old Judy Chastain of Medford is- in New York City today having a wonderful time. Judy, one of 15 national winners in the annual Young Stylemaker- contest of the Sirger- company, arrived in the big city Monday morning by jet plane and embarked at once on a glamour tour ar ranged by the firm. Miss Chastain was accom panied by her mother, Mrs. Mervyn Chastain, who is shar ing in the "big time." The young seamstress, an eighth grade student at . McLoughlin Junior High school, was one of five finalists in the 'tween division of the annual con test, having first been judged winner of both the local and regional contests. It was her third contest. The Medford girl, along with winners in the 'teens and Misses and Mrs. division, will model her ensemble in a fashion show Thursday at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, where the winners and their compan ions are registered for their Kew York stay. Each of the final winners will receive an additional '.trip, one a jet . flight to Paris. Last night the 15 finalists had a buffet - dinner at the Plaza hotel and were taken on a ride in Central park, this morning they had beauty sa lon appointments, and this afternoon press conferences and photography were sched uled in the Waldorf. Tonight they will have diner at Top of 4he 6's restaurant and - will Chapter. Plans Rush i ng Tea Coming events of Alpha Be- .chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, include a preferential tea for joshees.to be' held November & at the home of Mrs. Thomas ardona, 224 Saginaw drive, td a "get acquainted" party r new members and hus band Saturday, November 14. ffhis will be a card party. A model meeting was held Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Tom Shoop, 130 White Oak drive.. Mrs. Walter Lar son, Mrs. Dale Curfman and Mrs. Tom Shoop spoke on dif ferent phases of Bete Sigma Phi. Program for the evening was, titled "Your Poise and Jharm." Guests attending were Mrs. Fred Stock, Mrs. Delbert Cone, Mrs. Earl Knight, Mrs. David Irving, Mrs. Eugene Garner, Mrs. Clorin Moore, Mrs. Gerald Nelson, Mrs. Al fred. Navarrette, Mrs. Richard Wager, Mrs. Robert Stewart, .Mrs. James Shoemaker, Mrs. Ray Jones, Mrs.:D. L'. Gres sett, -Mrs. Cardpna, director of Alpha - Beta chapter and Mrs, O. A. Eden, sponsor of the group, y ,. Thirty members and guests attended the meeting. First recorded U.S. patent granted to a woman was to Mary Kies in 1809 for. a method of weaving straw with silk or thread. I V You Can't Buy A More Service , Free Dryer! SEE THE HALO OF HEAT DRYER BEFORE YOU BUY! PRICES START AT Lorson Appliance Co, "Medford's Hem laundry Specialists" 404 t AW . ' , PHONI SP 2-S302 Ttay. Oct. 17,1M then see a performance of "The Music Man." - Wednesday's program calls for sightseeing around the city and harbor, and dinner that night at the English grill followed by entertainment at Radio City Music hall. Thurs day morning the group will visit the United Nations and in the afternoon appear in the style show. Miss Chastain' s winning en semble is a grey plaid skirt, white tucked blouse and grey weskit. It was made in sew ing clesses af the local Singer center under the tuelage of Mrs. Geneva Neill. Judy is an excellent student, and a member of Torch Honor soci ety at McLoughlin. She plays in the school band, . and ' at tends Sunday school at First Baptist church. The winner said Sunday afternoon before leaving Medford that many of her school friends were almost as excited, over the ; trip as she was and "that they're all going to take . sewing lessons now and win a trip to New York." Judy has jttst one re gret over winning the contest and the. trip east--she wishes that Mrs. Neill, her teacher, could have gone, too. "It's the teachers who -really , deserve the trip," said Judy. .. The Chastain family Jives at 704 North Central avenue. Mrs. Chastain teaches school at Lincoln school and her hus band is a machinist for Crys tal Springs Packing company. The family circle is completed by Judy's grandmother,. Mrs. Anna C h a s t a i n, long-time Medford resident who 'has lived in the large-, Chastain home, with many . rooms en tirely' paneled in beautiful wood, for more than 30, years. Lodge x Postpones . Gold Hill; Partyi: Gold Hill Mrs. Jerry Her rington,' noble grand of Ame thyst Rebekah lodge,- reports that the card party which was scheduled for Wednesday, Oc tober 28, at . the IOOF hall here has been postponed, be cause of a death in the fam ily of one of the members. Tenative plans are to hold one sometime in- November, Mrs. Herringtpn, s,aid. ? : First nomination of officers was held at a meeting of the lodge, Wednesday, October 21, and the Vsecond . nomina tion is set for November 4. Final arrangements were made for the annual teachers' party set for October 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Odd Fellows halL with Mrs. J. Les Graffis, Mrs. Paul Molloy, Mrs. Wil liam Gossnian" and Mrs.- Her rington named to work on the serving committee. I . Mrs. . Herrington' reports that Rebekahs of Amethyst lodge will attend church in a body one Sunday during No vember. The date will be an nounced later. ,The November refreshment committee will include Mrs Donald Morrow, Mrs. Clar ence Parsley, and Mrs. Harry Quinn. . For More Than 50 Years! THE QUALITY LEADER urn mill m H ' - . """ . These. four members of a cooking class at Medford High school baked a birthday cake which was served at the meeting and reception1 Sunday at Girls Community club to observe the 14th anniversary of United Nations, The cooks are (left to right) the Misses Mary Ann Owens, Jean Heidemann. Shirley Bettencourt and Jeanette Dalh- strom. Their teacher is Miss Claudien Kralzberg. The Women's News Social Events Opera Opening Described By Critics .as Lukewarm . By FREDERICK M. WINSHlP .United Press International ' ' New YorkMDPD-The Metro politan Opera opened its dia mond jubilee season Monday night with a lukewarm -new production of Verdi's "II Tro yatore" that had stiff com petition from the mutual ad miration society in the bar: : .The evening ' was saved from mediocrity by the Met debut of famed Italian Mezzo Giulietta Simionato, moments of inspired singing by An tonietta Stella, Carlo Bergon zi and Leonard Warren, and some of the loveliest costumes ever designed for t the historic house. Simionato lived up to her La Scala reputation as a rich- Installation Announced. . For Bethel Central Point - At a special election held October ' 20 at the Masonic Temple in Cen tral Point, Bethel No. 38, In ternational Order of - Job's Daughters, elected Miss Rach el Hamilton to i serve as hon ored queen until January. She will be installed November 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Central Point temple. . Elected to serve - with the honored queen were 1 the Misses Jeanette Purdy, Senior Princess; Rebecca Ferrell, junior princess;" Helen Goff, guide; Janet Hobbs, marshal. This will be the first mid term installation in the an nals of the Bethel and was made necessary by: the resig nation by marriage of Miss Suzanne Hood, as queen. Miss Hamilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hamilton of Upton Road, Central Point, has chosen as her theme "Au tumn Leaves" and the hall will be decorated in bronze and pinks in honor of the in stallation. Invitations are be ing sent to all surrounding Bethels and Orders of Eastern Star and Masons. It will be open to the public and all Bethel members have been in vited to bring escorts and stay for the dance following. . Crater chapter, Order- of DeMolay, will assist in the crowning ceremony. Novem ber 3 had already been desig nated as friendship night and invitations- had been mailed, so it was decided to combine the two events. 1 Acting as installing officer will , be Miss Kay Askwith, past Queen of Bethel 38. Guide and marshal, respec tively, will be Miss Judy Tay lor,'queenf Bethel 56, Shady Cove, and Miss Barbara Gor don, queen of Bethel 55, Medford. Initiation of one candidate, Miss Verdie Jean Reynders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reynders of Jackson ville was also held. October 20. Miss Kay Askwith, past honored queen, presided at the meeting. October 20 had been desig nated Eastern Star and Ma sonic visitation night, and many members of Nevita chapter attended. The worthy matron, Mrs. Frank Ward, and patron, Wyles Berry, headed, the delegation. The Daugh ters presented them dish towels for the temple kitchen, each girl having em broidered a towel with the proper emblem. Practice for the installation has been set for Sunday, No vember 1, at 2:30 pjn. in the Masonic temple. voiced singer of great artistry, but her dramatic intensity in the role of the Gypsy Aziicena fell short of .that of Chloe Elmo, another great Italian diva who' sang at the Met a decade ago. Simionato got her share of bravos even if so prano Stella got all the roses. Action Is Slow Unfortunately for all the fine VOCal talent involved, the action was slow, the acting mannered and the orchestra under conductor Fausto Cleva lacked the drive and excite ment inherent in the beautiful score. "II Troyatore" has been in the Met repetoire since the company's first season, 1883, but it was never before select ed for an opening night and perhaps for good reason. It is a . contrived tale of baby switching, murder, frustrated love, suicide, revenge and executions which fails to en gross. - "Darling, I've lost track of the plot," was a frequent com ment in Sherry's bar where business was brisk from din ner through four t acts and three intermissions. Ogle Pretty Women General Manager' Rudolf Bing, now in his tenth year at the Met, has prided him self on gradually drawing the dressed-to-kill opening, night crowds out of Sherry's, the club rooms and corridors and back into the theater.; But Monday .night there was a noticeable tendency to linger over champagne cock tails and ogle pretty , and famous women including the Marchioness of Londonderry, Rosalind Russell, Alicia Mar kova, Ileana Bulova, Greer Garson, Eleanor Searle Whit ney, and Faye Emerson. Bing could console himself with the , near-record $86,287 poured into the till by 3,616 patrons who paid as much as $40 for orchestra seats that normally sell for $9.35. .. Auxiliary Slates Dinner Meeting The Ladies' auxiliary to Canton Siskiyou, Patriarchs Militant, will meet Wednes day, October 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the IOOF hall. The dinner will be followed by a busi ness session, at 8 pjn. . ' " Mrs. Edward Pease of the auxiliary recently served as reviewing officer for a meet ing of the Ladies' auxiliary in Klamath Falls During the session Mrs. Lila Holmes, North , Bend, state president, made an official visit to the group. Other state officers present included Mrs. Lee Willits, Medford, left aide to the chaplain; . 1 .; Human Rights Council to Meet The r e c e n 1 1 y-organized Medford Human Rights Coun cil will meet at 8 p.m. Wed nesday, Nov. 4, in the First Methodist church, it was re ported today. Those interested in the council and its objectives are invited to attend. Speaker will be Mark A. Smith, head of the civil rights division of the Oregon bureau of labor. His talk will include a description of ,:the Oregon civil rights and anti-discrimination laws, and there will be an opportunity for questions. The council, an outgrowth of the Medford Council of Church Women, is devoted to studying problems of civil and human rights, particular ly as they may be threatened in this area. sec6nd important project of the Medford chapter, Oregon United Nations association, for October will be the annual "The Trick is to Treat" project Saturday night when youngsters of the county are asked to collect UNICEF coins while out on the traditional Halloween trips around their neighborhoods. The money is used to buy food and medicine for children of the under-developed countries. Director Speaks For Club Members and prospective members of Medford Junior Women's club were given highlights of current federa tion activities when Mrs. Jos eph M. Tatone of Boardman, junior director and third vice president of the Oregon Fed eration of Women's clubs, spoke at the October meeting. Mrs. Tatone outlined the broader aspects of the Gener al Federation which is an or ganization of 12 million wom en in 60 countries of the world, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. Miss Chloe Gifford is serving her second year as president. An exciting event of the national board meeting in early October was a tea given at the White House to , which delegates were invited, she said. Reporting on the conven tion in Los Angeles in August, Mrs. Tatone listed the na tional junior club projects for the coming year. 7 They are promotion of " Salk: vaccine, stamp collections for wound ed' veterans, packages for the Philippines, 'and physical fit ness programs within the clubs. - ' - Oregon now has 21 junior clubs, the director stated; The Oregon CARE project for jun iors will be money for medi cal kits for the Philippines. Plans for the annual con vention of the Oregon Federa tion are being made, with the new Sheraton hotel in - Port land to be the site of the ac tivities, she said. Mrs. Walter Brown of Klamath Falls, president of the Oregon Fed eration, has named 'Tine Arts" as the convention theme. , Mrs. Tatone complimented Announcing the GRAND OPENING Of Dorothy De-Na Elliott's BEAUTY SALON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 You are cordially invited to come in tomorrow and inspect Medford's newest Beauty Shop . . . see our modern facilities . . . meet the girls . . . get acquainted. We're located in the new MEDFORD SHOPPING CENTER where it's handy to park handy to shop and we are open every Friday night for your convenience. There's a Free favor waiting for every lady who comes in. the local group on the recent ly published social and ap pointment calendar which has provided a- cash assistance fund for the public school clothing pool which members maintain. , 1 Guests for the evening were Mrs. Robert Haworth, Mrs. Kenneth W. Jensen, Mrs. Bob G. Norris, Mrs. Robert Vin cent, Mrs. William D, Clegg, Mrs. John J. Owens, Mrs. Wayne Allen, Mrs. Dale L. Farley, Mrs. Virgil Morton, and Mrs. Richard L. O'Dell. Mrs. David De Armond was hostess, assisted by Mrs. James W. Grigsby, Jr. 1 College Sponsors Violin Concert Ashland SteDhen Hero. well-known violinist, will ap pear at Southern Oregon col lege Wednesday, October 28 at 10 a.m. Born in New York City, Hero began the study of violin at the age of five with his father, Simon Hero. Three years later he won the Gold Medal in competition with 10, 000 candidates and the follow ing year aDDeared as euest soloist with the New York Symphony in two out-of-town concerts and also presented a series of radio broadcasts over WE AF, New York. Among other musical hon ors, Hero has appeared at the White. House, and has made guest appearances with over 40 symphonic groups. . Women in the United States own more than $65 billion worth of insurance protection. However, men continue to own the major share of life insurance. PI 410 HAWTHORNE AVE. Lions Plan Dinner at Shady Cove Shady Cove - A smorgas bord dinner, open to the pub lic, will be sponsored Satur day, November 21, at Rogue River lodge by Shady Cove Trail Lions club, Harry Goode, club president report ed today. Proceeds: from the event will go to the group's sight conservation and eye glass fund, to benefit school children of the area. Paul Bulkin has been ap pointed chairman .'for the smorgasbord. Announcement of the ben efit was made during' the first Lions zone meeting for the fis: cal year, for which the Shady Cove-Trail club was recently host at the lodge. Zone officers who attended the meeting were Chester C. Squire, Ashland, deputy dis trict governor, and Stewart Hopper, Eagle . Point, zone chairman. Representatives from Lions clubs at Butte Falls, Prospect and Eagle Point also attended.- In addition to organiza tional business transacted for the zone's fiscal, year, the ob jectives and the activities of the individual clubs were dis cussed. It was announced that the Butte Falls club is working toward a community hall; Prospect, a park and a gar bage dump, and Eagle Point, street signs. Main project of the Shady Cove-Trail club is the . sight conservation and eye-glass fund, Goode ex plained. Next zone meeting will be held Tuesday, December 1, when 1 the Shady Cove-Trail group again will be- host at the Rogue River lodge. 1 -.. . Mt. Pitt Lodge : . Honors Members Central Point Mrs. Robert F. Monsey and Mrs. Billy Flannery were honored with layette showers after the bus iness meeting of Mt. Pitt Re bekah lodge October 21. During the meeting plans were made to have Bill Lawr ence, Southern Oregon college student, speak at a meeting November 4 at 8 pjn'. at the IOOF hall, Central Point. .Young Lawrence was the loc al United Nations Pilgrimage representative- for the Inter national Order of, Odd Fel lows last summer. Anyone in terested in hearing the stud ent speak is invited to attend the meeting. It is thought that high school students will particularly . be interested in hearing the student talk on the United Nations. Mrs. Frank Glenn present ed a program, which express ed the appreciation of Mt. Pitt lodge for the cooperation of the FL club members. Celebrating October and November birthdays . were Mrs. John B. Robinson,. Mrs. James E. Beiter and Mrs. Ger ald E. Kime. Mrs. - J. M. Weidman dec orated the ' dining table in a fall scene, and served as hostess. Sorority Chapter Holds Installation Central Point Members of Gamma Xi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi were installed as ritual of jewels members in a candlelight ceremony at Mon Desir Dining Inn in Cen tral Point, Tuesday, October 20. ; -. The ceremony was conduct ed by Mrs. Gordon Mekvold, president of the organization. She was assisted by Mrs. Clinton Neeley, Medford, di- November Rites Planned by Pair Mr. and Mrs. Frank ; Mee, 1265 Corona avenue, announce the engagement and approach ing marriage of their daugh ter, Jacqueline Anne, , to John Earl Muller, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. M u 1 1 e r, Central Point. The wedding has been set for November 21 at First Methodist church in Medford. Miss Mee is a student at Medford High school and her fiance ; was graduated from Crater High school last spring. Mistletoe Club Plans Luncheon Mistletoe club will meet meet Wednesday, October 28, at 12:30 p.m. at Girls Com munity club. A business meet ing will follow luncheon. A committee composed of Mrs. Ray Anderson, Mrs. Har vey Rowden, Mrs. Arthur Johnson and Miss Blanch Arnold will provide meat dishes for the luncheon, and other members are to take potluck dishes. . Patrol To Hold Halloween Party Sgt. Donna Dell is chair man of arrangements for a Halloween party which the Civil Air Patrol will hold Sat urday, October 31 at 8 p.m. The Patrol has expressed its appreciation to Lt. Henry DeVoss for his work as avia tion' education instructor." In the future Staff Sgt. John Mc- Daniel of the United States Air Force will carry on the work. Sandra Silva, Medford, is a new recruit for the Patrol.. . Instructors for a special ac tivities session Sunday . were Pat Doland for the CAP Jun ior Rifle club; Sgt. Paul Pugh, the band, and Warrant1 Offi cer Richard Chapman, mili tary drill. A CAP color guard opened the , football game at Rogue River October 23. - ft til l - 'Jm- ' i- y f- The lovely "American Caprice" Coiffurt is one 'of the stunning new hair styles featured ar the De-Na. Choose tht "Caprice" or an equally flattering hair style to highlight the coming holidays! Dorothy Elliott Glennis Cody Hilda Rians Lucille Shannon Smith Elena Robinson Manicurist Phone SP Ceremony rector of Oamma Xi, and past president of Alpha Beta chap ter in. Medford. Assisting were Mrs. Floyd Eastwood, Mrs. Ernest. Flakus and Mrs. Harold Ames, all Medford. A traditional black and gold . motif was used in the decorations furnished by Al pha Beta chapter. The table centerpiece was of yellow rosebuds. Corsages and soro rity pins were presented to each , of the newly installed members. Installed were Mrs. Carrol Adams, Mrs. Jerry Wing, Mrs. Kay Kelley, Mrs. Darrel Greb, Mrs. John Pinkham, Mrs.- Roy Madden, Mrs. B. M. Thumler Jr., Mrs. Wilbur Eicher, Mrs. Ned Starnes, and Mrs. Robert Knight, all of Central Point; .During a business meeting a housewarming gift was pre sented to Mrs. Neeley by Mrs. Mekvold, on behalf of the chapter. - It was announced that a masquerade Halloween party will be held Friday, October 30 at 8 p.m. at the Willow Springs school houseMem bers .and guests are invited to' attend. . . The next regular meeting will be held Wednesday, No vember 4, . at 8 p.m. at .the home of Mrs. Thumler. Co hostess is Mrs. Carrol Adams. Speakers will be Mrs. Pink- ham and Mrs. Starnes. Calendar Calendar notices and news for the society section of The Mail Tribune muse be submitted is writing and deadline for the Sun da v edition is 1 D m Friday Dead line for the weekly calendar is 9 a m of the day of ouolication and for week day news is B am the, day. before publication Tuesday! 6:45 p.m.-Rogue River Val ley Knife and ' Fork club, Rogue Valley Country club. 8 p.m.-Natural Food As sociates,' Medford High school, Room $0. ""8 p.m.-Nevita chapter, 0"r der of Eastern Star, Masonic Temple, Central Point. Wednesday: 11 a.m.-Medford Townsend club, Carpenters halL 123 Vi West Main st. 12:30 p m.-Chapter AA of PEO Sisterhood, home of Mrs. C. Collins, 1810 East Main gt. 6 p.m.-Medford Order of DeMolay, Masonic temple. Thursday: 12:30 p.m.-Aux i 1 i a r y to Veterans of World War I, Girls Community club. : FLOWERS 2 - 2096
